Ibn ‘Awn reported: I entered the home of Al-Qasim, may Allah be pleased with him, at the upper part of Mecca in his house, and I saw a canopy inside with pictures of a beaver and a phoenix.
Source: Muṣannaf Ibn Abī Shaybah 25301
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar
Imam Ibn Hajar commented, “Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad was one of the jurists of Medina and was one of the best people of his time. He is the one who narrated the Hadith of Aisha about the curtain with pictures. Had he not understood the permissibility of something like a canopy, he would not have permitted its use. However, combining the Hadiths that were reported on this matter indicates that it is a weaker but valid opinion, and that the concession he allowed is regarding what is menial, not something that is erected to honor it.”
Source: Fatḥ al-Bārī 10/388
عَنِ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى الْقَاسِمِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَهُوَ بِأَعْلَى مَكَّةَ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ فِي بَيْتِهِ حَجَلَةً فِيهَا تَصَاوِيرُ الْقُنْدُسِ وَالْعَنْقَاءِ
25301 مصنف ابن أبي شيبة كتاب اللباس والزينة الرجل يتكئ على المرافق المصورة
10/388 المحدث ابن حجر العسقلاني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في فتح الباري
قال ابن حجر وَالْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَحَدُ فُقَهَاءِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَفْضَلِ أَهْلِ زَمَانِهِ وَهُوَ الَّذِي رَوَى حَدِيثَ النُّمْرُقَةِ فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ فَهِمَ الرُّخْصَةَ فِي مِثْلِ الْحَجَلَةِ مَا اسْتَجَازَ اسْتِعْمَالَهَا لَكِنَّ الْجَمْعَ بَيْنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِي ذَلِكَ يَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ مَذْهَبٌ مَرْجُوحٌ وَأَنَّ الَّذِي رُخِّصَ فِيهِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مَا يُمْتَهَنُ لَا مَا كَانَ مَنْصُوبًا
10/388 فتح الباري بشرح البخاري كتاب اللباس باب ما وطئ من التصاوير
